Pakistan on UN counter-terrorism panel like cat guarding milk: Defence minister Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh
while initiating the debate on
Operation Sindoor
in the Rajya Sabha raised questions on the recent decisions of the United Nations in the global fight against terror.
The defence minister said that in the fight against
terrorism
, a major responsibility lies with an International organisation like the UN. "But unfortunately, in recent years, question marks have been raised on many decisions of the UN. The latest example is the
UN Security Council
has appointed
Pakistan
as the vice-chair of the counter-terrorism panel," Singh said on the floor of the Rajya Sabha. "The surprising thing is that this
counter-terrorism panel
was formed after the 9/11 attacks. It is also no secret that Pakistan gave shelter to the mastermind of that attack. This is like asking a cat to guard the milk."
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Singh added that this decision is not only shocking but also reflects the seriousness of an institution like the UN on terrorism.
Singh in his speech on Tuesday, praised the
Indian Army
and security forces for the success of Operation Sindoor, saying the operation was carefully planned to target terrorists while ensuring no harm to ordinary citizens in Pakistan.
He also congratulated the forces for killing three terrorists in
Jammu and Kashmir
, adding that they were from the same group that had brutally killed 26 innocent and blameless people in
Pahalgam
on April 22.
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The leader of the opposition in the Upper House,
Mallikarjun Kharge
, being the second speaker on the debate demanded accountability of the Pahalgam incident.
"In 2016 terror attacks took place in Uri and Pathankot. In 2019 Pulwama happened and now in 2025 the terror attack in Pahalgam took place. This proves that there has been a regular intelligence failure, and the home minister should fix responsibility for the failures," Kharge said in the upper house.
Kharge said that on July 14, 2025, the LG of Jammu and Kashmir said that the Pahalgam attack undoubtedly was a security failure and he took full responsibility for it.
"The responsibility should be taken by HM and not LG," he said.
Kharge also said whether the government had previous information of a possible attack citing that PM Modi's trip to Jammu and Kashmir was cancelled three days before the attack.
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